Pankaj Mishra reviews Katherine Boo’s new book ”˜Behind the Beautiful Forevers’ set in a Mumbai
…[a slum called Annawadi near Mumbai’s airport]… turns out to be a gray zone whose atomized residents want nothing more than, in Primo Levi’s words, “to preserve and consolidate” their “established privilege vis-à -vis those without privilege.” Even those who are … Continue reading Pankaj Mishra reviews Katherine Boo’s new book ”˜Behind the Beautiful Forevers’ set in a Mumbai
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Pankaj Mishra reviews Katherine Boo’s new book ”˜Behind the Beautiful Forevers’ set in a Mumbai
…[a slum called Annawadi near Mumbai’s airport]… turns out to be a gray zone whose atomized residents want nothing more than, in Primo Levi’s words, “to preserve and consolidate” their “established privilege vis-à -vis those without privilege.” Even those who are … Continue reading Pankaj Mishra reviews Katherine Boo’s new book ”˜Behind the Beautiful Forevers’ set in a Mumbai